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Robin Hood: Hacking, Heists & Flaming Arrows
Name: Rianne Age 14
18 April 2023;Genre: Adventure
I really like this book because it shows what Robin and little John have to go through after a family dies and how they have to survive in Sherwood forest
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Skandar and the Phantom Rider
Name: Jennifer Caddick
17 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Skandar and the Phantom Rider is the stunning sequel to the first Skandar adventure (Skandar and the Unicorn Thief) and is another thrilling, exciting and epic tale set in a world where becoming a Unicorn Rider is the ultimat...
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Young, Gifted and Black
Name: Jane Rew
17 April 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
There's so much to commend this book. Teachers: why not cite some of these figures in music, geography, history, science, IT and art lessons instead of, or alongside, the usual white figures? Matthew Henson and Catherine Johnson, say, as well as Columbus and Armstrong? Why not also use the boo...
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Young, Gifted and Black Too
Name: Jane Rew
17 April 2023;Genre: Representation & Inclusion
This second volume, Young, Gifted and Black Too, is just as attractive as the first (Young, Gifted and Black). Indeed, in hardback, its striking blue cover and jazzy opening pages instantly...
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A Passing On of Shells: 50 Fifty-Word Poems
Name: Sue Wilsher
17 April 2023;Genre: Poetry
A Passing on of Shells is a collection of 50 poems, each written using fifty words. There is much to enjoy here as Simon Lamb uses a variety of poetic styles and techniques, offering an ingenious selection of work on many themes. The collection opens with 'How to Start...
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Billy and the Giant Adventure
Name: Lisa Watkins
17 April 2023;Genre: Magical Realism
Billy and his friends have been warned about Waterfall Woods, it is an area that must stay away from as unexplained things have happened there. Nobody has ventured into the woods for many years and villagers are too afraid to enter. Until one day, Billy and his friends discover a gate which le...
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Small Bites Back
Name: Louisa Farrow
14 April 2023;Genre: Funny Stories
In Small Bites Back, Ten-year-old Harvey Small and his giant best friend, Walloping Toenail, return for another hilariously rambunctious adventure - to save their friends from the Unspeakable Circus. This time, they have to venture further through the Stinking Sinking Swamp an...
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Dragon Storm: Connor and Lightspirit
Name: Lauren Maidman
14 April 2023;Genre: Fantasy
Connor and Lightspirit is the seventh book in the Dragon Storm series. Connor is a dragon seer living in secret in the land of Draconis; it is up to him to help save Draconis from a war that is brewing. Connor is a good mathematician and code breaker, and whe...
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The Rage of the Sea Witch (The Adventures of Billy Shaman)
Name: Jennifer Caddick
13 April 2023;Genre: Historical Fiction
"I want to tell you the story of Billy Shaman, because if I don't tell it, nobody else will." I absolutely loved this intriguing, quirky and stylishly written adventure story. From that opening line to the starkly compelling black and white illustrated front cover and inside images, I was hook...
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Clutch
Name: Beverley Somerset
13 April 2023;Genre: Mystery & Detective
In Clutch, avid birdwatcher and nature lover Twitch is devastated when peregrine falcon eggs are stolen from a nest on Passerine Pike. The police are involved, but Twitch and his fellow Twitchers Jack, Ozuru, Ava, Terry, Tara and Tippi are determined to solve the crime themsel...
